shisha
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of shisha
C21: from Persian shishe a bottle
Example Sentences
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Arcaded buildings glowed as friends gathered over shisha, families strolled with children and couples lingered over coffee.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
At Rawda Café in central Damascus, just across the road from Parliament, intellectuals gather around long tables to smoke shisha and discuss culture.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Next to the targeted warehouse where, according to the owner, they keep cars, there’s a big market selling shisha and coals for the shisha.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Mr. Al Misned welcomed a photographer and me at one of the houses on the property, and then drove us on a tour of the estate, which also includes a shisha lounge and a gym.
From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2022
Now when the legal period of mourning was over, there came to Raishu, from the Tokoyo palace, a shisha, or royal messenger.
From Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Hearn, Lafcadio
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